Here you can get information about How to Erase all data in iPhone. The procedures described below shouldn’t take long to follow, and at the end of it you can rest assured that you have a clean iPhone reset to default factory settings and ready to trade in.
Now that you’ve backed up your iPhone and manually deactivated services and accounts, it’s time to perform a factory reset of the device. These steps will guide you through the process.
Table of Contents
Back Up Your iPhone
Before you reset, you should back up your device. You can back up your data to iCloud, but we’d advise you connect your iPhone up to a computer and perform an iTunes backup instead, just to be sure.
Transfer 2FA Accounts
If you buy a new iPhone to replace your existing one and you use an authenticator app (Google Authenticator, for example) to access online accounts protected by two-factor authentication (2FA), then you should transfer those accounts to your new phone as soon as possible, because without the 2FA codes close at hand, you could find yourself locked out of your online accounts.
Got an Apple Watch? Time to Unpair
If you’re trading in your iPhone and have an Apple Watch linked to it, you’re going to want to unpair it first. Here’s how.
- Bring your iPhone and Apple Watch close to each other.
- Launch the stock Watch app on your iPhone.
- Tap the My Watch tab.
- Select the Apple Watch you want to unpair, then tap the info button (the encircled “I”) next to it on the next screen.
- Tap Unpair Apple Watch.
- Tap again to confirm.
- Enter your Apple ID password when prompted to turn off Activation Lock.
Deactivate Services and Log Out Manually
Erasing your iPhone deactivates Find My iPhone and logs you out of all your iCloud and iTunes accounts automatically – in theory. Occasionally we’ve heard cases of erased iOS devices still being linked to Find My iPhone or iCloud accounts.
Whatever the truth of these reports, you can always make doubly sure this won’t happen by deactivating and unlinking these services yourself. To learn how to turn off Find My iPhone. To sign out of iCloud and the iTunes and App Stores, launch the Settings app on your iPhone, tap on your name to open your account settings, tap Sign Out at the bottom, then enter your Apple ID password and tap Turn Off.
How to Factory Reset Your iPhone
Now that you’ve backed up your iPhone and manually deactivated services and accounts, it’s time to perform a factory reset of the device. These steps will guide you through the process.
- Unlock your iPhone or iPad and launch the Settings app.
- Now select the General option
- Scroll to the bottom and click Reset.
- After select the Erase All Content and Settings
- Tap in your passcode if requested.
- Enter your Apple ID password to erase the iPhone and remove it from your account.
- Then select Erase.
Allow the reset process to continue – it shouldn’t take any longer than a couple of minutes. Once it’s completed, you’ll see the iOS welcome screen on your iPhone. That’s your green light to trade it in.